Thursday, March 22, 2018

Thank you judge Mary R. Pettis for choosing my "Aglow" (oil on linen, 9"x12") as a Gateway International Painting Competition February finalist.Judge's comment: "In this little picture we feel the artist's reverence for the compelling beauty of a white rose in light. I'm not certain how anyone could see this painting and ever look at a rose in the same way again. I believe that this is our job as artists: to reflect back to all the inherent beauty in the abundance of life around us!"Painting photo by Saunders Fine Arts.

We painted outside on Friday, the last day, in order to give the artists more of a feel for painting outdoor flowers, even though we had to use cut flowers (the studio wasn't able to convince a local nursery to let such a large group of us paint on site).

We gathered at the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and Museum, where we worked in the shade with a lovely view. It was a great way to end the class. I'm sorry I don't have any pictures of the four demonstration paintings I did for this workshop - they all sold before I could get them photographed.